Slaughter and processing

1. Read the website. Then, choose the correct answers.

1 Who slaughters the animals at Jacobson’s?

A the animals’ owners

B professional butchers

C the company’s owner

D a meat inspector

2 What are Jacobson’s cut fees on?

A type of animal

B weight of the animal

C health of the animal

D time to process the animal

3 What is NOT a service offered by the company?

A treating hides

B making pet food

C inspection of animals

D delivery of meat

Jacobson’s Butchering Co. Located at 143 First Street, 312-555-2154

At Jacobson’s, we believe in humane slaughter and safe practices. Only trained professionals perform the slaughtering. We inspect all animals for disease before butchering.

Our processing fees are as follows:

Kill fees:

Beef: $50/head.

Hog: $35/head.

Lamb: $25/head.

Cut Fees (each cut is priced per pound):

Beef: $35/pound.

Hogs: $40/pound.

Lamb: $35/pound.

Not only do we process meat, but we also treat hides. No part of animal is wasted. Ask about our all-natural dog and cat foods made from offal.

2. Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.

1 When the animals are big enough they are killed for food or manufacture.

s_ _ _gh_ _ _ _ _

2 Most slaughterhouses charge extra fees to prepare animals for eating

or manufacturing.

_r_c_ _ _

3 Jonathon sent 50 animals to the slaughterhouse.

_ _ _d

4 Jackie learned how to use animal skins to make traditional clothing.

_i_ _ _

5 Mr. Randall requested several different parts of meat.

_ _ _s

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct words and phrases from the word bank.

- butchering - kill fee

- humane - inspected

- offal

1 Wendell’s Slaughterhouse has a lower _________________.

2 Slaughterhouses must use ____________________ methods.

3 __________________ is often used to make other products.

4 Each animal must be _________________ before slaughter.

5 Carol thinks the cattle aren’t ready for _______________ yet.

4. Listen to a conversation between a butcher and a customer. Mark the following statements as true (t) or false (f). (t. 27)

1 _____ The customer needs his pigs slaughtered.

2 _____ Cuts are included in the kill fee.

3 _____ The customer wants to schedule an appointment.

Butcher: Jacobson’s Butchering Company. How may I help you?

Customer: Hi, I have 1 ____________ that I need slaughtered.

Butcher: Okay, we can do that. How many are there?

Customer: I have twenty. What’s your 2 __________ __________ per head?

Butcher: For cattle? It’s $50 3 __________ _________.

Customer: That’s 4 ___________ __________. Do you do cuts as well?

Butcher: Yes, we 5 ___________ __________. It costs $35 per pound.

Customer: Great. 6 ___________ _________ schedule an appointment.

Speaking

5. With a partner, act out the roles below based on Task 4. Then,switch roles.

Use language such as:

I have ___ that I need slaughtered.

What’s your kill fee?

Do you do cuts?

Student A: You have animals you need slaughtered. Talk to Student B about:

- type of animal

- kill fees

- cuts

Student B: You are a butcher. Answer Student A’s questions.

Writing